This last Friday March 14th, a group of Belles gathered at ARU’s Mumford Theatre to take audience at a performance of Eve Ensler’s no-holds-barred, Vagina Monologues. Amongst the Belles a few had seen the production before (albeit in another language), but on the whole we all took our seats with open minds and open hearts.…

To celebrate Women’s History Month, the Belles met under the banner of all things empowerment this month. After an update from the Committee across all things business related including news that we have been awarded extra land for our allotment (that means more cash towards Denman bursaries as a result of being able to produce…

If you happen to flip through the pages of the latest edition of the delectable Waitrose Kitchen Magazine, be sure to keep your perfectly plumped eyelashes peeled to spot Cambridge Blue Belles members amongst its pages! In December, we welcomed the much-given-kudos journalist, Zoe Williams, to our Home Front Christmas party to take some snaps…

We were delighted to welcome friends old and new to our second meeting of 2014! Our February meeting was the first time we have been able to welcome guests to join us and it was great to meet members from Trumpington and Cam City WI’s, along with eight brand new Belles! Our president Joanne with…

With International Women’s Day on the horizon, fellow WI members from the Norfolk Federation of WI’s are hosting a day long workshop on February 28th like no other on this earth, and Blue Belle, Jennie Debenham, will be helping to compose the fascinating and informative happenings on the day. Hosted at the Norwich Central Baptist…

A Happy New Year from the Belles! Our first meeting of 2014 was a fun social event for all. The meeting was dedicated to getting to know each other and having fun playing a selection of children’s games including Snap, Snakes & Ladders, Ludo and Guess Who (Marvel edition)! We also had a fab update…

The Blue Belles Home Front Chrismas party was a delight of 1940s fun. The Friends Meeting House was transformed into a wartime dance hall thanks to Tansy and Mel of  The Old Chemist Shop Antique Centre on Mill Road. With fantastic wartime posters, 1940s clothing and patriotic bunting, we were treated to an authentic Home…

By: Lesley Challands I was so looking forward to Denman and it didn’t disappoint. From the moment we arrived we were made welcome ( and fed- continuously!). The main building was steeped in history, the grounds were beautiful and the rooms were comfortable and individually decorated although I was very jealous of Alex’s teapot! Friday…

Lovely Blue Belle, Lucy Gonzalez, submitted the photos below to best describe her Denman New Wave experience…. The scrummy cupcakes that awaited us at our welcome in the Denman bar! Blue Belle President and Denman Head, Jane Dixon, explaining our Dig for Denman campaign to the Denman students Lucy charmed the tones off of her…

by Laura Brown Joanne contacted me about two weeks before the New Wave Weekend to say that one of the Belles could no longer make it, so I was offered the opportunity to take up the subsidised place. I didn’t really know what to expect from the weekend, but went along with an open mind…